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As part of a cooperation project between the German Archaeological Institute, the University of Vienna and the Syrian Antiquities Directorate, archaeological investigations were carried out between 1998 and 2010 under the direction of the editor in the area of ​​the pre-Roman-Hellenistic settlement of Palmyra. On the one hand, a continuous settlement from the 3rd century BC was first established for Palmyra. Proven until the 3rd century AD, on the other hand a monumental building was uncovered, which can be referred to as the residence of a caravan master. The unusually rich furnishings of the architecture of this building as well as the numerous so-called small finds highlight the almost global trade relations of Palmyra and the resulting material and cultural wealth of the city. The results of these investigations are presented here in a final, complete publication.

Syria --- Palmyra --- trade --- hellenistic-roman --- pottery --- glass --- coins --- animal bones --- Syrien --- Handel --- hellenistisch-römisch --- Keramik --- Glass --- Münzen --- Tierknochen --- Sondage --- V. Chr.

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As part of a cooperation project between the German Archaeological Institute, the University of Vienna and the Syrian Antiquities Directorate, archaeological investigations were carried out between 1998 and 2010 under the direction of the editor in the area of ​​the pre-Roman-Hellenistic settlement of Palmyra. On the one hand, a continuous settlement from the 3rd century BC was first established for Palmyra. Proven until the 3rd century AD, on the other hand a monumental building was uncovered, which can be referred to as the residence of a caravan master. The unusually rich furnishings of the architecture of this building as well as the numerous so-called small finds highlight the almost global trade relations of Palmyra and the resulting material and cultural wealth of the city. The results of these investigations are presented here in a final, complete publication.

Middle East --- Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East --- History & Archaeology --- Syria --- Palmyra --- trade --- hellenistic-roman --- pottery --- glass --- coins --- animal bones --- Syrien --- Handel --- hellenistisch-römisch --- Keramik --- Glass --- Münzen --- Tierknochen --- Sondage --- V. Chr.

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Israelite religions have always fascinated scholars. Initial studies used the Bible as their main source of information and attempted to read it critically in order to learn about the religion of ancient Israel. With the advent of modern research in the Near East, more and more information on other Ancient Near Eastern religions was accumulated and initially used to illuminate Israelite religious practices as described in the Bible, but gradually led to challenging some of the accepted truisms. The new information was collected mainly through archaeological excavations, and archaeology had gradually become a major player in the study of ancient Israelite religion(s) and religious practices. The massive amount of information on the various subthemes related to Israelite religions, the shifting trends in scholarship, the multiplicity of approaches, and the interdisciplinary nature of the field means that no single scholar can master all the data today. Indeed, there is currently no comprehensive and updated book that covers all or even most aspects pertaining to Israelite religion(s). This volume is a partial attempt to fill some of this lacuna. The volume includes a number of broad, summarizing studies, presenting readers with the up-to-date state of the research on a number of important issues, from Solomon’s temple to broader studies of the loci of cultic activity in ancient Israel through to analysis of the difference between the “official” and “popular” expression of religion, the place of women in Israelite cult(s), similarities and differences between the religious practices in Israel and Judah and those of other Iron Age religions, and the religion of some of Israel’s neighbors to the role of zooarchaeology in the study of religion, ancient Israelite festivals, and more.

Biography & True Stories --- Archaeology --- Philistines --- Iron Age --- Aegean-style --- temples --- shrines --- household --- figurines --- Israelite religion --- ancient Israel --- cultic buildings --- sanctuaries --- biblical archaeology --- egalitarian ethos --- religion --- women --- Israel --- Judah --- domestic religion --- family religion --- rituals --- worship --- Jerusalem Temple --- feminist studies --- archaeology --- Hebrew Bible --- Old Testament --- Yahweh --- Asherah --- Tell el-Far‛ah North --- shrine model --- moon --- rain --- womb --- mercy --- household religion --- cult sites --- Transjordan --- Deir Alla --- Pella --- Damiyah --- Ataruz --- Mudayna Thamad --- WT-200 --- Busayrah --- Ammon --- sons of Ammon --- Ammonite --- gods --- Milkom --- iconography --- Jordan --- Solomon’s Temple --- Khirbet Qeiyafa --- Motza --- Kuntillet ʿAjrud --- theomachy --- theophany --- blessings --- Hebrew inscriptions --- scribal curriculum --- zooarchaeology --- sacrifice --- offering --- Yahwistic worship --- sacred feasting --- faunal remains --- animal bones --- cult --- ritual --- Tel Dan --- Late Bronze Age --- Canaan --- Egypt --- Israelite festivals --- Sabbath --- calendars --- pilgrimage festivals --- full-moon celebrations --- harvest celebrations --- firstborn rituals --- first produce rituals --- folk religion --- Bible --- Near Eastern archaeology --- archaeology and religion

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Israelite religions have always fascinated scholars. Initial studies used the Bible as their main source of information and attempted to read it critically in order to learn about the religion of ancient Israel. With the advent of modern research in the Near East, more and more information on other Ancient Near Eastern religions was accumulated and initially used to illuminate Israelite religious practices as described in the Bible, but gradually led to challenging some of the accepted truisms. The new information was collected mainly through archaeological excavations, and archaeology had gradually become a major player in the study of ancient Israelite religion(s) and religious practices. The massive amount of information on the various subthemes related to Israelite religions, the shifting trends in scholarship, the multiplicity of approaches, and the interdisciplinary nature of the field means that no single scholar can master all the data today. Indeed, there is currently no comprehensive and updated book that covers all or even most aspects pertaining to Israelite religion(s). This volume is a partial attempt to fill some of this lacuna. The volume includes a number of broad, summarizing studies, presenting readers with the up-to-date state of the research on a number of important issues, from Solomon’s temple to broader studies of the loci of cultic activity in ancient Israel through to analysis of the difference between the “official” and “popular” expression of religion, the place of women in Israelite cult(s), similarities and differences between the religious practices in Israel and Judah and those of other Iron Age religions, and the religion of some of Israel’s neighbors to the role of zooarchaeology in the study of religion, ancient Israelite festivals, and more.

Biography & True Stories --- Archaeology --- Philistines --- Iron Age --- Aegean-style --- temples --- shrines --- household --- figurines --- Israelite religion --- ancient Israel --- cultic buildings --- sanctuaries --- biblical archaeology --- egalitarian ethos --- religion --- women --- Israel --- Judah --- domestic religion --- family religion --- rituals --- worship --- Jerusalem Temple --- feminist studies --- archaeology --- Hebrew Bible --- Old Testament --- Yahweh --- Asherah --- Tell el-Far‛ah North --- shrine model --- moon --- rain --- womb --- mercy --- household religion --- cult sites --- Transjordan --- Deir Alla --- Pella --- Damiyah --- Ataruz --- Mudayna Thamad --- WT-200 --- Busayrah --- Ammon --- sons of Ammon --- Ammonite --- gods --- Milkom --- iconography --- Jordan --- Solomon’s Temple --- Khirbet Qeiyafa --- Motza --- Kuntillet ʿAjrud --- theomachy --- theophany --- blessings --- Hebrew inscriptions --- scribal curriculum --- zooarchaeology --- sacrifice --- offering --- Yahwistic worship --- sacred feasting --- faunal remains --- animal bones --- cult --- ritual --- Tel Dan --- Late Bronze Age --- Canaan --- Egypt --- Israelite festivals --- Sabbath --- calendars --- pilgrimage festivals --- full-moon celebrations --- harvest celebrations --- firstborn rituals --- first produce rituals --- folk religion --- Bible --- Near Eastern archaeology --- archaeology and religion